Continuing the traditions of Shield Battery elite pvp, Orious and Torac in merlins and myself in a thrasher make our way through faction warfare for more targets to shoot. Trekking through Amamake up to Siseide, we come across a gang of Merlin, 2xMaulus, and Vigil in a complex. Orious with his masterful FC abilities has us warp there, and the gang is still inside the complex. And then he makes the call to take the acceleration gate.

Today, we were reminded that destroyers cannot enter novice complexes.
http://shieldbattery.killmail.org/?a=kill_detail&kll_id=15642453

After that little bit of hilarity, we go back to Hek for Orious to fit up another merlin. After some intense eft warrioring and realization of his fit, he decides "fuck it, I'm only bringing 2 guns on my merlin" pretty much and we move out again. We swing back down to Siseide, and after not finding any good engagements, push deeper into Amarr territory to Sosala. Orious finds a purifier on dscan at a mission site, and we warp into it, saying that it will most likely be the minmatar militia fellow in local, which we found out to be true as we warped into the mission. After a short discussion about what to do (read: whatever, let's kill it anyway), we hide our tactic and intentions of what we had wanted to do to this purifier. After a straight burn of 70km, we engaged, with words being sent to us as follows:

+ Show Spoiler [local chat] +

[03:28:48] unbless83 > freindlies
[03:28:51] unbless83 > stoip shiooting me
[03:29:02] unbless83 > GFREINDLY
[03:29:05] unbless83 > FREINDLY
[03:29:13] unbless83 > FRIENDLY MNYOU FUCKING IDIOTS
[03:29:50] unbless83 > do you realise you jsut kileld a frienly
[03:30:00] unbless83 > respond
[03:30:57] unbless83 > you guys just shot and killeda friendly
[03:31:14] unbless83 > how bout you explain it... like rught fkn now

http://shieldbattery.killmail.org/?a=kill_detail&kll_id=15642658

We leave Sosala, with Orious lamenting the tragedy that has befallen this young minmatar warrior. Two jumps later in Tannakan, we pick up a Slicer on dscan doing a button. We warp into it and we had our real fight of the day with an enemy that wouldn't be fooled by our militia betrayal!

http://shieldbattery.killmail.org/?a=kill_detail&kll_id=15642698

[03:35:50] Bane Liven > I need to pay more attention when I tab out >.>

welp. Perhaps next time? As this fight is going on, I'm being convo'd by previous Purifier.

+ Show Spoiler +

[03:36:23] unbless83 > well... you owe me336 million isk
[03:36:43] Elem Enope > Which debt collections office should I call for repayment?
[03:36:52] unbless83 > <url=killReport:27366432:ffff5f0fbd70474d21f88990c26a8a38040a2118>Kill: unbless83 (Purifier)</url>
[03:36:59] Elem Enope > Yes, I know, i have the kill mail myself
[03:37:03] Elem Enope > I killed you after all good sir

[03:40:27] unbless83 > forard this char 337 mil isk.. that is all
[03:40:56] Elem Enope > Ok good sir, I will get it to you shortly
[03:41:37] unbless83 > you might want to geart you overview correctly for faction war PVP
[03:41:40] Elem Enope > Would you like it wrapped in christmas wrapping or do you celebrate differently over at the Minmatar?
[03:41:49] unbless83 > just isk
[03:42:21] Elem Enope > What are the consequencces for not doing so, sir?
[03:42:48] unbless83 > i have no need to brag, suffice to say there would be some

[03:44:43] unbless83 > pay up
[03:44:59] Elem Enope > Please stop harassing me, or I shall call Amarrian police.
[03:46:49] unbless83 > forwarding this convo on to friends, enjoy uninstalling "soon"
[03:47:29] Elem Enope > Have happy holidays, good sir.

After talking with the minmatar debt collections office, I have sent him .1 isk as my monthly payment. We decide to head back home to Hek as Orious has to leave, and along the way home, Orious, still having his head in his palms, wondering what he can possibly do to correct this unjust act that he has committed, looked through the guy's profile and looked at his medals and stated that he didn't feel so bad anymore. The man we killed apparently has this medal:
Awarded to active members who have shot down 125 or more targets in the name of T.R.I.A.D

So basically we have made the preemptive strike against triad for declaring war on us for shooting minmatar militia members by shooting more minmatar militia members.

Pretty entertaining for me for being a short-notice roam.

Blazinghand

United States25560 Posts

December 25 2012 04:41 GMT

#27483

more pre-emptive retaliatory strikes imo

PassiveAce

United States18076 Posts

December 25 2012 06:29 GMT

#27484

LOL that convo! I wish I was there :p
My favorite part is when he says hes gonna forward it to his friends.

Big Monkey

United Kingdom473 Posts

December 25 2012 08:02 GMT

#27485

On December 25 2012 13:41 Blazinghand wrote:
more pre-emptive retaliatory strikes imo

This is not quite tears but it is hilarious.

Omigawa

United States1556 Posts

December 25 2012 08:06 GMT

#27486

Question for Kwark/anybody else who uses character bazaar regularly:

I just noticed the Power of 2 promo that CCP is doing. Pay ~$50 for 180 days of game time.

With a promotion like that, would it be cost effective to use that account solely to train a supercap pilot with the intention of selling it for profit? I checked out how low it would take a brand new alt to fly an avatar using evemon and evemon says it will take around 205 days with 27 PER / 21 WILL to get:

ADV Spaceship command V
Cap ship V
Amarr BS V
Leadership V
Jump drive operation V
and amarr titan IV

obviously that alt has no support/weapon skills whatsoever, but an alt with those skills alone only costs what like 5 plex total? would selling that alt as-is be profitable? would investing the extra money to plex (another 4-5 plex? not sure exactly how much) that alt to be able to competently fly an avatar be profitable?

EDIT: just noticed purchasing the skills alone would cost ~5.5bil, plus training time.... i guess i'd lean towards no, taking that into account. would still like to hear experienced character traders opinions though

DiracMonopole

United States1555 Posts

December 25 2012 08:21 GMT

#27487

On December 25 2012 13:28 Shinbi wrote:
Today, we were reminded that destroyers cannot enter novice complexes.
http://shieldbattery.killmail.org/?a=kill_detail&kll_id=15642453

This gang was almost certainly linked and snaked.

KwarK

United States44128 Posts

December 25 2012 12:11 GMT

#27488

Creating titan holders can be profitable. The skillbook cost is either factored into the cost of the toon upon sale or you sell it without the skillbook and they add it themselves and put in the 5 hours or whatever for titan I. But don't pay $50 for po2, use 3 plex.

unsniped

United States241 Posts

December 25 2012 15:06 GMT

#27489

Happy holidays fellows!

unsniped

United States241 Posts

December 25 2012 15:07 GMT

#27490

Also that puri makes me sad...

kollin

United Kingdom8380 Posts

December 25 2012 15:08 GMT

#27491

Merry Christmas fellas!

KwarK

United States44128 Posts

December 25 2012 15:50 GMT

#27492

https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=184787&find=unread

Had this bookmarked but had better things to do Christmas morning. 20b for 78m SP.

Shinbi

338 Posts

December 25 2012 15:55 GMT

#27493

On December 26 2012 00:07 unsniped wrote:
Also that puri makes me sad...

After looking a bit through his profile, it turns out he lost another Purifier a day earlier while missioning
http://shieldbattery.killmail.org/?a=kill_detail&kll_id=15634048
Killed by a different minmatar militia member.

He should've learned!?!?

Johnny Business

Sweden1251 Posts

December 25 2012 17:23 GMT

#27494